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6 layers83.5 × 90 mmMinerva Carrier, the printed circuit board in 3D
Size
83.5 × 90 mm
Copper layers
6
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
190
Nets
361
Pads
1,084
Tracks, vias
294, 30
Pours
8
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 10.0 (file 20260206)
Created
9 Apr 2026
Updated
13 Aug 2026

Overview

Minerva Carrier is an open-source printed circuit board by PyroFlareX, from the PyroFlareX/Project-Minerva repository on GitHub. It is a 6-layer board of 83.5 × 90 mm with 190 parts on 361 nets, routed with 294 tracks and 30 vias.

It is built around the AP3441SHE-7B, PAM8406DR and SN65DSI86ZQER, with the AP2112K-1.2TRG1, AP2112K-1.8TRG1 and AP22653W6 among its other parts. Its parts include 72 capacitors, 50 resistors, 21 diodes, 11 connectors and 10 ICs. It belongs with the Raspberry Pi (Linux) boards of this library.

Main components

12

Parts

190
QtyValueFootprintReferences
19100nFC_0402_1005MetricC12, C13, C70, C71, C72, C73, C74, C80, C81, C88, C89, C91, C92, C93, C102, C106 +3
1110uFC_0603_1608MetricC28, C29, C30, C31, C32, C75, C76, C82, C83, C96, C98
1010KR_0402_1005MetricR51, R52, R53, R54, R55, R56, R59, R60, R61, R62
101uFC_0402_1005MetricC77, C78, C79, C84, C85, C90, C99, C100, C101, C105
910uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC2, C4, C6, C7, C8, C14, C15, C16, C17
8TPD1E01B04DPYRPackage_SON:Texas_DPY0002A_0.6x1mm_P0.65mmD8, D9, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15
7100KR_0402_1005MetricR57, R63, R64, R65, R66, R71, R72
6Fiducial_1mm_Mask2mmFiducial_1mm_Mask2mmFID1, FID2, FID3, FID4, FID5, FID6
6TPD1E05U06DPYRPackage_SON:Texas_DPY0002A_0.6x1mm_P0.65mmD16, D17, D18, D19, D20, D21
4100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC9, C10, C18, C20
42.2K 1%Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR6, R7, R9, R16
422uF 10VC_0805_2012MetricC107, C108, C109, C110
310kΩR_0402_1005MetricR19, R20, R77
310uFC_0805_2012MetricC24, C25, C26
31kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1, R3, R10
2+5v PADTestPoint_Pad_D2.0mmTP10, TP11
20R (DNP option)R_0402_1005MetricR73, R74
210 uFC_0603_1608MetricC1, C23
210K 1%Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR11, R15
22.2kΩR_0402_1005MetricR85, R86
2390pFC_0402_1005MetricC86, C87
247nF, 25V X7RC_0402_1005MetricC33, C34
2BAT54D_SOT-23_BAT54_AKD6, D7
2GND PADTestPoint_Pad_D2.0mmTP12, TP13
2LED GreenLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD2, D5
2MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_2.7mm_M2.5_DIN965H2, H3
2SPK_1.25mm_4PMolex_PicoBlade_53398-0471_1x04-1MP_P1.25mm_VerticalJ20, J21
2TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_2.0x2.0mmTP3, TP5
10.1uFC_0402_1005MetricC27
10RResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR5
11.8uH XAL7070-182MEL_Coilcraft_XAL7070-XXXL3
1100K 1%Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR14
1100kΩR_0402_1005MetricR84
1100kΩ 1%R_0402_1005MetricR82
1100uFCapacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-7343-31_Kemet-DC3
1100ΩR_0402_1005MetricR13
110kR_0402_1005MetricR2
115K 1%Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR12
1182kΩ 1%R_0402_1005MetricR78
11MR_0402_1005MetricR58
11kΩR_0402_1005MetricR75
11uHInductor_SMD:L_Bourns_SRP5030TL2
12.2uHInductor_SMD:L_Bourns_SRP5030TL1
12x M.2 Card StandoffMinerva:SMTSO-M2-4ETM6
13.3nFC_0402_1005MetricC103
130.1kΩR_0402_1005MetricR18
13kΩR_0402_1005MetricR17
14.7nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC11
14.7uF 25VC_0603_1608MetricC5
147nFC_0402_1005MetricC104
15.23kΩR_0402_1005MetricR76
151K 1%R_0402_1005MetricR50
156kΩ 1%R_0402_1005MetricR79
164.9kΩ 1%R_0402_1005MetricR81
18.2kΩR_0402_1005MetricR80
1AP2112K-1.2SOT-23-5U25
1AP2112K-1.8SOT-23-5U24
1AP22653W6Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U6
1AP3441SHE-7BPackage_DFN_QFN:DFN-8-1EP_2x2mm_P0.5mm_EP1.05x1.75mmU8
1ASEK-32.768KHZ-L-R-TCrystal:Crystal_SMD_3225-4Pin_3.2x2.5mmU2
1AUX_IN_3.5mmJST_SH_BM03B-SRSS-TB_1x03-1MP_P1.00mm_VerticalJ22
1BATT JST-PH 2PJST_PH_B2B-PH-K_1x02_P2.00mm_VerticalJ24
1BQ25798Package_DFN_QFN:Texas_RQM0029A_VQFN-29_4x4mm_P0.4mmU1
1Bus_M.2_Socket_BM.2B:CONN67_2199230_TECJ3
1Bus_M.2_Socket_MCM5 IO Board-rev2:M.2 M Key socket 2230J4
1ComputeModule5-CM5CM5IO:Raspberry-Pi-5-Compute-ModuleModule1
1Conn_01x22_FemaleConnector_FFC-FPC:Hirose_FH12-22S-0.5SH_1x22-1MP_P0.50mm_HorizontalJ5
1FACEPLATE 14PMolex_PicoBlade_53047-1410_1x14_P1.25mm_VerticalJ25
1HD3SS460RHRTWQFN-28-1EP_3.5x5.5mm_P0.5mm_EP2.05x4.05mm_ThermalViasU21
1HDMI_D_1.4Connector_FFC-FPC:TE_2-1734839-0_1x20-1MP_P0.5mm_HorizontalJ1
1JAE_SIM_Card_SF72S006Connector_JAE:JAE_SIM_Card_SF72S006J7
1JST_SHBM04B-SRSS-TBConnector_JST:JST_SH_BM04B-SRSS-TB_1x04-1MP_P1.00mm_VerticalJ14
1LEDLED_0402_1005MetricD4
1LED RedLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD1
1MAX17048G+T10MAX17048_TDFN8U31
1ML1220BatteryHolder_Keystone_3000_1x12mmBT3
1PAM8406DRSOIC-16_3.9x9.9mm_P1.27mmU29
1Right angle Tact buttonButton_Switch_THT:SW_Tactile_SPST_Angled_PTS645Vx58-2LFSSW1
1SMBJ24CADiode_SMD:D_SMBD22
1SN65DSI86ZQERnFBGA-64_ZQE_5x5mm_P0.5mmU20

The 185 most common of 190 parts.

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Questions

How big is the Minerva Carrier PCB?

It measures 83.5 × 90 mm and has 6 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Minerva Carrier use?

190 parts, built around the AP3441SHE-7B, PAM8406DR, SN65DSI86ZQER and AP2112K-1.2TRG1. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.

Where can I download the Minerva Carrier KiCad files?

From the PyroFlareX/Project-Minerva repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Minerva-Hardware/Minerva-Carrier.kicad_pcb and its schematic Minerva-Hardware/CM5_GPIO.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Minerva Carrier design in my own project?

Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask PyroFlareX before reusing the design.